Film Finance - Raising Money for a Movie

Dive into a comprehensive filmmaking series exploring the intricacies of film finance and fundraising. Learn from industry veterans like Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, and Jay Duplass as they share their experiences and strategies for financing independent films. Discover various funding approaches, from traditional methods to crowdfunding, and gain insights on pitching to investors, dealing with setbacks, and navigating the challenges of independent film production. Explore real-world case studies, including successful multimillion-dollar fundraising efforts and projects that overcame numerous obstacles. Gain valuable advice on investor relations, documentary funding, and distribution strategies to help bring your cinematic vision to life.

- SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT Was My Hardest Movie To Finance by Spike Lee
- How I've Financed My First Six Feature Films by Hunter Weeks
- How I've Financed My First Four Feature Films by Brian Jun
- Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Filmmaker by Jay Duplass
- A Pep Talk To Help You Raise Money For Your Movie by Judy Chaikin
- How I've Been Able To Make So Many Independent Films by Richard Linklater
- I Bet All The Money I Have Most Of The Time by Kamal Haasan
- Not Having Money Wasn't Going To Stop Us From Making Our Movie by Capella Brogden
- What Filmmakers Need To Know About Financing Their Movies by Spike Lee
- Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Filmmaker by Jay Duplass
- How I Got $32 Million For My Movie After Everyone In Hollywood Said 'No' by Gary W. Goldstein
- Advice We Followed That Helped Us Find Financing For Our Movie by Douglas Spain
- Dealing With Independent Film Investors by Paul Osborne
- Raising Money For A Movie by Zoe Cassavetes
- Why Raising Money For An Independent Movie Is Different Every Time by Paul Osborne
- Best Ways To Raise Money For A Documentary by Kevin Knoblock
- Why We Chose Traditional Financing Over Crowdfunding by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- I Would've Been Better Off Raising Money Without Crowdfunding by Judy Chaikin
- How I've Financed My First Six Feature Films by Hunter Weeks
- How I Raised $125,000 On Kickstarter by Ryan Koo
- Why Raising Money For An Independent Movie Is Different Every Time by Paul Osborne
- It's A Bad Idea To Finance A Movie On A Credit Card by Jon Reiss
- Why Raising Money For An Independent Movie Is Different Every Time by Paul Osborne
- How I've Financed My First Six Feature Films by Hunter Weeks
- How I've Financed My First Four Feature Films by Brian Jun
- How I've Financed My First Six Feature Films by Hunter Weeks
- How I've Financed My First Four Feature Films by Brian Jun
- How I've Financed My First Six Feature Films by Hunter Weeks
- We Lost Financing On Our Movie 48 Hours Before Production by Justin Trevor Winters
- How We Raised Money For Our Documentary Over 8 Years by Judy Chaikin
- COLD TURKEY Fell Apart 18 Times Before We Finally Made It by Will Slocombe
- It's Harder To Raise $1 Million To Make A Movie Than It Is $25 Million by Spike Lee
- Investors Didn't Want An All Latino Cast For Our Movie by Douglas Spain
- Finally Making A Movie After Having 25 Fall Apart In Development by Alan Howard
- Over 150 Financiers Passed On Our Movie by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- Raising Money For A Movie by Zoe Cassavetes
- We Lost Financing On Our Movie 48 Hours Before Production by Justin Trevor Winters
- The Six Year Journey Of Raising Money For Our Movie by Dan Mirvish
- Best Ways To Raise Money For A Documentary by Kevin Knoblock
- How I Pitched GIRLS IN THE BAND To My First Investor by Judy Chaikin
- Watch This Before You Approach Investors For Your Movie by Amar Sidhu
- Advice We Followed That Helped Us Find Financing For Our Movie by Douglas Spain
- How We Raised Money For Our Documentary Over 8 Years by Judy Chaikin
- A Pep Talk To Help You Raise Money For Your Movie by Judy Chaikin
- The Conversation With An Independent Film Investor by Paul Osborne
- How I Distributed My Last Two Movies by Blayne Weaver